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Yvonne Van Vlerken was back to defend her 2010 title, while last year’s male runner-up, Michael Lovato, was out to win this time around.

Jonas Colting and Amber Monforte, both former winners, lead after one day of competition at the Ultraman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. The first day of racing consisted of a 10K swim and a 90 mile bike ride.

New Zeland's Andrea Hewitt and Kris Gemmell took victories over the weekend at the ITU Auckland World Cup.

Llanos’ victory was highlighted by a finish time of 7:59:38, while Cave ended her season with the first Ironman win of her career.

Check out photos of the activities leading up to the 2011 Ironman Arizona triathlon in Tempe, Ariz.

Four-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington took part in the San Diego Triathlon Challenge and the weekend's festivities back in October. Check out the photos!

Are ITU athletes being asked to compete too much leading up to the 2012 London Olympics?

The 2011 version of Ironman Arizona is just days away. Last year, Germany's Timo Bracht and Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington beat out a world-class field of professionals to take the wins. Check out images of the eventful race.

Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee were named joint-winners of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year award.

View photos of the 2011 CNN Fit Nation Team competing in the 2011 Nautica NYC Triathlon. Also learn how you can become a member of the 2012 team!

Now that the Kona dust has settled, we caught up with Matt Dixon of Purplepatch Fitness, coach to many of the top pros, including Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce, Luke Bell and Meredith Kessler.

Junior triathlon world champion Lukas Verzbicas has announced he is leaving the University of Oregonand its track team to pursue a full-time career in the sport of triathlon.

Canada's Paula Findlay talks about being selected by Triathlon Canada to represent the country in triathlon at the 2012 London Olympics.

The United States' Jordan Rapp and Great Britain's Rachel Joyce took wins at the 2011 ITU Long Distance World Championships in Henderson, Nev.

The United States' Jordan Rapp and Great Britain's Rachel Joyce took wins at today's ITU Long Distance World Championships.

Shildknecht and Jacobs won today at Ironman Florida, both breaking course records.

Paula Findlay and Simon Whitfield took a major step forward towards representing Canada at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, thanks to a discretionary selection made by Triathlon Canada during the organization's recent Annual General Meeting.

Several men will be fighting for the third and final British Olympic spot.

Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport.

World Triathlon Corporation CEO Andrew Messick shares some exciting news about the changes Ironman is making to the Kona lottery.

Chris "Macca" McCormack has moved a step closer to earning a spot on Australia's 2012 London Olympic team.

Germany's Sebastian Kienle and Great Britain's Leanda Cave turned in impressive performances to win today's Ironman 70.3 Miami triathlon.

Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon , the race that has eluded him for over a decade, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport claiming the women’s title

New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt will start the 2012 Olympic year on a high note after winning her last two ITU World Championship Series races.

The 18th annual Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) San Diego Triathlon Challenge took place this weekend. See photos of the weekend.

American Olympic hopeful Manny Huerta earned silver at the Pan Am Games triathlon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over the weekend, marking one of the greatest accomplishments of his career thus far.

American Matthew Russell and Australian Kate Bevilacqua took the wins at Sunday’s Soma Triathlon, a half iron-distance race in Tempe, Ariz.

American Sarah Haskins took the gold for the women, while Brazil's Reinaldo Colucci won the men's title at today's Pan American Games. Manny Huerta was the top American male, finishing in second.

Germany's Michael Raelert proved he is back, racing for only the second time this year and taking the win at Ironman 70.3 Austin. On the women's side, Jessica Meyers took the win.

Michael Raelert and Jessica Meyers took the wins at the Ironman 70.3 Austin triathlon. Check out the photos!

Experience the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship swim from under the water with this photo gallery.

The following story about dark horse Ironman World Championships contender Leanda Cave was printed in the September/October issue of Inside Triathlon magazine. She ended up finishing third in the October race.

The United States swept gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2007 and will be bringing a strong contingent to the 2011 Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta.

Photos of the ITU World Cup race from Tongyeong, South Korea. France’s Jessica Harrison and Russia’s Dmitry Polyansky earned valuable ITU points by taking the wins on Saturday, Oct. 14.

France's Jessica Harrison and Russia's Dmitry Polyansky earned valuable ITU points by winning at the Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup on Saturday.

The Kona course has a way of humbling—no, demolishing—athletes like no other Ironman. The heat, the unforgiving course, the world championship-demanding effort—and did we mention the heat? We spoke with three top pros forced to pull out of last Saturday’s race and asked them what ultimately ended their day and dashed their Kona hopes.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today unveiled its schedule for the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup Series. In the crucial Olympic year, the 2012 season will travel to nine familiar host cities on four continents.

When Mirinda Carfrae crossed the finish line in second at the Ironman World Championship last Saturday, the typically cheery Australian had tears in her eyes and a look of defeat as she hugged boyfriend Tim O’Donnell.

The 2011 Ironman World Championship features the best amateur triathletes from around the globe. Here are some photos of them racing.

2012 Olympic qualifier Gwen Jorgensen and Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker led the competition Sunday to win the final event of the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series, which also served as the Myrtle Beach ITU Pan American Cup. The pair also clinched overall series titles with their victories today.

Starykowicz won both this race and the Rev3 series for a payday of $22,000, while Magali Tisseyre won the women’s race, a feat good for $7,000. Kate Major, who came in sixth in South Carolina, won the series title and the $15,000 bonus that came with it.

Photos from the Rev3 South Carolina triathlon in Anderson.

Labeled as a runner, Alexander sets fastest bike split of the top 15 and then runs to the Ironman Hawaii all-time record.

After last year’s shocker when the first report from the 2010 Hawaii Ironman was that Wellington wasn’t going to compete, the realm of possibility seemed wide open this year.

Two past champions regained their titles as the top Ironman athletes in the world as Australia’s Craig Alexander and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington took the wins at today’s Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

While athletes are on the 112-mile bike ride visitors will flock to stock up on cool presents from Hawaii's most ubiquitous stores.

The pros parted ways with their race rides at the bike check-in on the eve of the race. Check out the photos from Nils Nilsen.

Carfrae’s coach gives insight into her preparation and wonders about how Wellington will react to a challenge.

For an athlete new to the distance, winning three Ironman races—all in a matter of 8 weeks—is quite an impressive feat. Team TBB’s Mary Beth Ellis seems to have found her calling this year, and is hoping for a Top 10 finish on Saturday.

Macca offers his honest inside perspective on the athletes racing for the win in his absence.

The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever. In a spectacular duel that become known as the Iron War, the world’s two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.

Three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington offers “an honest evaluation” of her condition, and sounds very different than last year.

Seven age-group athletes racing the Ford Ironman World Championship on Saturday share their stories and goals.

Be a part of the action at Kona's Dig Me Beach with this photo gallery.

The Keiki Dip-n-Dash, an event for the kids, took place at the Kailua-Kona Pier on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Check out the photos!

The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, which is building its reputation as a tri-friendly hotel, will be hosting two free pre-race events this week that are open to the public. You can gain last-minute tips from top pros and meet other competitors from around the globe.

ITU stars Javier Gomez and Lisa Norden took the race wins, while Americans Andy Potts and Sarah Haskins claimed the overall series titles. Check out the photos.

The Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas was the seventh and final stop in the 2011 Toyota Cup series.

Our cameras caught a few of Kona's top contenders out training. Check out image of Chrissie Wellington, Linsey Corbin, Luke Bell, Mirinda Carfrae and more.

Go along for a ride with Chris Lieto on Kona's Queen K.

In the final installment Crowie recaps his performance at the 70.3 world championships.

Find out how the two-time Ironman world champion recovers after his hardest training session of the year. Also hear what Craig Alexander thinks about Macca's win in Kona last year in a sit down with host Bob Babbitt.

After selling out a dinner in July, The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island will be hosting an exclusive vegan dinner with one of the most well-known women in triathlon, Hillary Biscay, on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

Australians Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae posted exciting finishes at the 2010 Ironman World Championship. Here's a few images of the day's top pros.

In “The Run” Alexander finishes his 112-mile ride with a quick transition followed by 10x1 mile repeats up and down Monarch Rd. in Boulder, Colo.

Watch part three of the “Training Day with Craig Alexander” series and then check out these photos from the day.

It’s been triathlon central in Los Angeles the past week with the star-studded Malibu Triathlon taking place one week before the pro-studded 12th annual LA Triathlon.

A strong pro field descended upon America’s second oldest city today to race Georgia’s ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta.

Three-time Olympian Hunter Kemper won a record seventh career men's elite national title, and Beijing Olympian Laura Bennett earned her third women's crown Saturday at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship, held in conjunction with the Nickel City Triathlon at Gallagher Beach.

Photos of the inaugural Challenge Henley-on-Thames Triathlon from England. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) and Yvette Grice (GBR) took the wins.

Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay has ended her season early and will not race in the upcoming Pan American Games.

Andrea Hewitt emerged as the winner on a hot day in Yokohama and will hold the 2012 ITU WCS point lead until the series resumes next spring.

Celebrities take part in the 25th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon. The event raised more than $1.1 million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Check out the photos!

Portugal's Joao Silva broke through for his first-ever victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Amidst the intense heat in Yokohama, Silva didn't wilt but instead rose to the occasion and to the top of the podium.

Andrea Hewitt soared to her second consecutive victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series today in Yokohama.

Belgium's Bart Aernouts ran his way to the front for the men, while Australia's Nikki Butterfield beat out pre-race favorite Caroline Steffen on the women's side at the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse triathlon.

A robot will take on the 140.6-mile course of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Perhaps the biggest news heading into the event is that former world No. 1 and the 2008 Olympic silver medalist, Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal, is on the start list.

Her first ever triathlon was in March of 2010. Less than a year and a half later, in August of 2011, she ran through the field in London, took second place overall and, believe it or not…made the 2012 US Olympic Triathlon team.

Americans Andrew Starykowicz and Malaika Homo walked away with their share of a $100,000 prize purse at the second annual Rev3 Cedar Point Triathlon.

More images from a fast day at the 2011 Marines Ironman World Championship 70.3.

After struggling with injuries for the first part of the year, American Linsey Corbin turned in an impressive third-place performance at 70.3 worlds.

Canadian Jeff Symonds turned in the performance of his career to earn third at the 70.3 world champs.

While he didn’t set a course record, Brazil’s Ezequiel Morales ran away with the win today, earning his first IM title when he crossed the finish line in Madison in 8:45:18. Meredith Kessler lost her lead late in the run to today’s champion, Wisconsin-born Jessica Jacobs, who crossed the line in 9:41:03.

Today’s pro race was the full event, and some big names showed up, aiming to take home part of the $100,000 prize purse and to earn series points

Two Aussies claimed Ironman World Championship 70.3 titles in Henderson, Nev. Check out the photos.

Craig “Crowie” Alexander reclaimed the Ironman 70.3 world champion title, which he first won in 2006, at today’s race on a new, challenging course around Lake Las Vegas and Henderson, Nev. Aussie Melissa Rollison, who first came to our attention by winning this year’s Vineman 70.3, captured her first half-iron world champ title. Both winners outran their respective fields to finish with a commanding lead.

Hewitt's notorious sprint earns her the Grand Final title, while Groff's 10th place finish secures her the overall World Championship Series bronze.

Meet 16 age groupers from across the world who will be racing in the 2011 Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.

Hear what some of the pros had to say at the 2011 Ironman World Championship 70.3 pro press conference.